College Leaders Strive for Performance Measures That Fit Their Institutions
By Lee Gardner As policy makers demand more accountability from higher education, a group of higher-education leaders has been…
Chiera Urges Reconsideration of Timeline of Teacher Evaluations
Arcelio Aponte, President New Jersey State Board of Education NJ Department of Education PO Box 500 Trenton, NJ 08625-0500…
State should keep control of Newark schools, court affirms
By John Mooney A state appellate court yesterday gave a big boost to the Christie administration – and future…
AFT Retirees Welcome New Members for 2013-14 Year
Formed in 2003, the AFT Retirees of New Jersey makes an effort to keep members aware of the issues…
It’s a new day for higher ed in N.J.
Stronger higher education and medical schools lead to a stronger economy, and the New Jersey Medical and Health Sciences…
American Intellectuals’ Widespread Failure to Stand Up to Billionaires and Authoritarian Power
The majority of intellectual work in the U.S. is actually helping to prop up our unjust distribution of wealth…
Booker proposes government-funded college accounts in run-up to Senate primary
By David Giambusso/The Star-Ledger NEWARK — Newark Mayor and U.S. Senate hopeful Cory Booker today will release a plan…
College loan debt burden is growing for retirees
Graduates, co-signers find they can’t make payments By Ken Serrano Seventy-nine-year-old Richard Hessert’s golden years have turned to rust….
New Jersey colleges must reach higher to achieve excellence: Opinion
By Richard F. Keevey Higher Education is facing difficult times. The economy presents challenges to students, parents and universities;…
Sweeney: Rutgers Board of Trustees is unnecessary: Opinion
By Stephen Sweeney With the restructuring of our higher education landscape now complete, Rutgers University is poised to become…
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to Kindly Fund Research into Student-Worn Bracelets Monitoring Teacher Effectiveness
By Kristen Gwynne The Gates just keep pumping money into educational research teachers don’t want or need. Bill and…
Kevin Riordan: Sweeney’s vision for Rutgers trustees: Hold off
New Jersey State Senate President Steve Sweeney insists that scrapping Rutgers’ board of trustees would bolster the independence of…
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